The Stronger

sophist, enters into the discussion of justice with Socrates. Thrasymachus asserts, “I proclaim that justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger” (Plato, Republic I, 338 C). For Thrasymachus, justice is only revealed through the interests of the stronger party. Whatever the stronger party dictates as being good for itself, the stronger party, is what justice is. To further elaborate on his claim, Thrasymachus uses examples of cities governed by different ruling bodies. He explains…

There are many different opinions on what the essence of morality is. Thrasymachus says that morality is the advantage of the stronger party. He views the stronger party as the party who holds the power. In a country, power is held by the government. The government provides rules in the form of laws that the subjects must follow or be punished for veering from them. These rules show the people what is right and wrong and are to the advantage of the government. In all countries some type of…

frustration for Socrates, Thrasymachus gives his third notion of justice, that justice is really the good of another, the advantage of the stronger and the ruler, and harmful to the one who obeys and serves. Additionally, he states injustice is the opposite, it rules the truly simple and just, and those it rules do what is to the advantage of the other and stronger, and they make the one they serve happy, but not themselves at all. Furthermore, he claims that a just man always gets less than an…

1. Stronger political parties would decrease the need for interest groups and lobbyists. Interest groups are organizations of people with shared policy goals who enter the political process at several points to try to achieve these goals. Interest groups are policy specialists. Most interest groups push for certain key policies; interest groups focus on specific issues. Meanwhile, the goal of political parties is to have candidates who are members of the party win elections, in order to pass…

"You said it yourself, there are two classes, the strong and the weak." This quote represents society by comparing society to a hunter and hunted place. For example, in wars the stronger nation will win, and are the hunters while the weak were considered hunted. Also, in sports the more agile and fit teams win against teams with less strength and speed which shows that there are two types of classes. The animal kingdom also contains…

Strength training gives you stronger bones, helps controlling your weight, helps your endurance, and helps you concentrate. Strength training causes your bone density to be higher, and you have a chance less likely to develop osteoporosis. The more you strength train the more muscle you gain, which makes you burn calories faster and easier. As you become stronger, then you will not easily fatigue. Building muscle can help you as you age. Strength training helps your body from things like back…

another 6 million sold every year. Now think, with a stronger background check numbers can be reduced to the people who actually should have a gun (Rosenwald). Gun background checks were brought up during the presidential race after there were so many mass shootings from shooters who failed a background check during the past few years. Both candidates believe that there should be something done to stop so many killings. There should be a stronger background check on gun owners because there are…

to live” (Sepetys, 236). This proves that overcoming obstacles makes people stronger because Lina overcomes the obstacle of being an orphan, and she still wants to live. She is still lost in a land she is unfamiliar with no means of escape. The past events in her life that lead up to this thought make her stronger. If this was her situation a year ago, she would not have the strength to overcome this, but she is stronger and wiser now and is able to get through this. In conclusion, character…

People are persuaded to unite and become a stronger nation in order to continue an unseen war that has not ended while hearing the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, since he is utilizing parallelism, repitition, and alliteration. Abraham Lincoln utilizes an objective and determined tone in order to persuade his audience. In addition to his tone, he also includes parallelism in his speech to strengthen his point of view. For example, in the Gettysburg Address Lincoln states, "that…

In the comic "Frankenstein", the monster shows a stronger lonlines than the speaker in the poem "Alienation". He get a little happiness from the family in the mountain, but lost it very soon. The lonliness the monster feels is stronger than before by get the warm then lost it, it is a stronger feeling than the speaker of "Alienation" that feels lonliness at all. First of all, the monster in "Frankenstein" get a little feeling of home from the house on the mountain. He keep distance with them,…